Passenger-car truck.



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beams The journal-boxes 12, equalizing- Trucks, of which the followingis a specifica- UNITED STATES 1 ATENT FFICE.

EDWARD CLIFF, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

PASSENGER-CAR TRUCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 714,672, dated December2, 1902.

Application filed March 27, 1902.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD CLIFF, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Passenger-Car tion.

The invention relates to improvements in car-trucks; and it consists inthe novel features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafterdescribed and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The object of the inventionis to produce a ear-truck frame moreespecially, though not exclusively, for passenger-car trucks which shallbe of increased durability and efficiency and capable of beingmanufactured rapidly and comparatively inexpensively.

The invention and satisfactory means for carrying the same into effectwill be fully understood from the detailed description hereinafterpresented, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a side elevation of a car-truck constructed in accordancewith and embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a top view of onelongitudinal half of same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical transversesection through the truck-frame on the dotted line 3 3 of Fig. 2, andFig. 4 is a like section through a portion of same on the dotted line 44 of Fig. 2.

In the drawings I illustrate as much of the passenger-car truck as issufflcient to clearly disclose my invention, the opposite sides of thetruck frame being duplicates of each other and one side of the framebeing fully illustrated.

In the drawings, designates the side frame-beams; 11, the truck-wheels;12, the journal-boxes for the car-axles; 13, the equalizing-bar; 14, thesprings intermediate said bar and the side beams; 15, the end beams ofthe truck-frame; 16, the transverse parallel transom-beams, and 17longitudinal beams connecting the said transom-beams and end bars 13,andsprings 14 are of well-known construction and not claimed herein.

The side beams 10 correspond with each other at the opposite sides ofthe truck-frame, and each beam 10 is in one continuous piece Serial No100,189. (No model.)

of angle-iron arranged so that one of its flanges 18 is disposedhorizontally andextended inwardly, while its other flange extendsvertically upward from the said horizontal flange 18 and presents asmooth exterior finish to the outer side of the said frames.

The end beams correspond with each other, and they connect at the endsof the truck-frame the side beams 10. The end beams 15 are of angle-ironand have one of their flanges 19 extended inward horiz'ontally, whilethe other flange of said end beams extends vertically upward andpresents a smooth exterior surface at the ends of the truck-frame, thisvertical flange of the end beams 15 being cut away, as at 20, Fig. 4, toafford adequate space for the coupling-bars. The end beams 15 are attheir ends fitted upon the side beams 10 and riveted or bolted upon thehorizontal flanges 18 of said side beams 10, 21 denoting rivets securingthe ends of the end beams 15 upon the said horizontal flanges of theside beams 10. The ends of the end beams 15 are additionally secured tothe ends of the side beams 10 by means of the metal, preferably castmetal, angular caps 22, which fit upon thecorners of the truck-frame andengage the end portions of the end beams 15 and side beams 10, to whichthey are secured by bolts or rivets 23, the said caps 22 closelyengaging the vertical flanges of the beams 15 and 10 and lapping uponthe upper edges thereof. Within the angle formed by the adjoiningportions of the vertical flanges of the beams 15 and 10 will preferablybe applied a sheet-metal angle-plate 24, through which the rivets 23pass and which will aid in increasing the durability of the truck-frameat its corners. The horizontal flanges of the end beams 15 are thussecured to the horizontal flanges of the side beams 10, and in additionthe vertical flanges of the end beams 15 are connected with the verticalflanges of the side beams by means of the caps 22, and thereby a verydurable structure is produced.

The caps 22 at the corners of the truck- .frame are recessed or groovedin their outer vertical faces to receive the upper ends of the tie-rods25, which extend lengthwise below the side beams 10 and pedestal-frames26 and are carried upward along the vertical end surfaces of theaforesaid caps 22, the upper vertical ends of the tie-rods 25 being setwithin the grooves or recesses formed in the cap 22 to receive the sameand being there secured by means of the bolts 27, which passhorizontally and longitudinally of the truckframe through the uppervertical ends of the tie-rods 25 and through the caps 22, verticalflanges of the end beams 15, and angle-iron plates 24, the bolts 27being thus horizontally disposed and the tie-rods being rendered moreeffective by reason of their connection with the vertical faces of theends of the truckframe. The tie-rods 25, except as to the constructionand arrangement of their end portions, are of the usual character, andlikewise the pedestal members 26 are of the usual character, and in thepresent instance they are secured by bolts to the side beams 10.

The parallel transom-beams 16 16 are of angle-iron and have theirhorizontal flanges 28 extended outward toward the ends of .thetruck-frame and their vertical flanges 29 facing each other andextending upwardly from the said horizontal flanges 28. The ends of thetransom-beams 16 16 rest upon and are secured by bolts or rivets to thehorizontal flanges 18 of the side beams 10, and the said beams 16 affordadequate space between them for the usual car-truck bolster. (Notshown.) The ends ,of the transom-beams 16 are further secured in properrelation to each other and to the side beams by means of the cast-metalframes or caps 30, which around their upper edge fit upon the upperedges 'of thetransom-beams 16 and side beam 10 and thence extenddownwardly along the inner face of the side beam 10 and the facing sidesof the transom-beams 16 and fit against the upper horizontal surface ofthe flange 18 of the beam 10, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The cap orframe 30 is securely riveted to the vertical flanges of the beams 10 and16 and to the horizontal flange 18 of the beam 10, as shown, and thesaid caps or frames 30 materially increase the strength and durabilityof the truck-frame and afford a convenient and efiective means foraiding in securing the ends of the transom-beams to the side beams. Theupper edges of the vertical flanges 29 of the transom beams 16 arethroughout the greater portion of their length about on a level with theupper edges of the caps or frames 30, as shown in Fig. 3, the endportions of said flanges 29 being cut away, as denoted at the dottedline 31 in Fig. 3, to about a level with the upper edges of the verticalflanges of the side beams 10 and enabling thereby the upper edges of thecaps or frames 30 to engage the upper edges of the side beams 10 andtransom-beams 16 without projecting unduly above the main level of theupper edges of said transom-beams.

The transom beams 16 receive between them the usual bolster, (notshown,) which will be mounted upon the customary springs and bearings,(not shown,) a hanger 32 being suspended by the said transom-beams 16 toafford a seat for the bolster springs, this hanger 32 being in the formof a box-loop secured to and suspended from the vertical flanges of thetransom-beams 16.

The transom-beams 16 and end beams are at each side of the center of thetruck connected by the inverted-T beams 17, the u pper edge of thevertical flange of the beams 17 being about on a level with the upperedge of the end beams 15 and the horizontal Web or flange of the beams17 being fitted upon and riveted or bolted to the horizontal flanges ofthe beams 16 15, as clearly illustrated in the drawings. The beams 17materially increase the strength and durability of the cartruck and inaddition afiord means for suspending the usual car-axle guards andotherincidental parts. (Not shown.)

The side beams 10 and transom-beams 16,

are, as has been described above, of angle-iron, and it is a feature ofimportance that the beams 10 and 16 have their vertical flanges extendedupward and that the ends of the beams 16 abut against the verticalflanges of the beams 10, since thereby a very durable and efficientstructure capable of rapid manufacture is produced. The end beams 15 arealso of angle-iron shape and have their vertical flanges extendedupward, the ends of the beams 15 abutting the inner faces of the endportions of the vertical flanges of the beams 10, whereby thetruck-frame at its ends is rendered entirely durable and efficient. Theconnection of the transom-beams 16 and end beams 15 by means of thebeams 17 of inverted-T shape is also a desirable feature, since thebroad horizontal flanges of the beams 17 can be conveniently andsecurely riveted or bolted to the horizontal flanges of the beams 15 16,and, in addition, the ends of the beams 17 abut against the facingsurfaces of the vertical flanges of the said beams 15 16, therebyincreasing the strength and durability of the truck-frame. Thetruck-frame as awhole is of great durability and simplicity. and capableof being rapidly manufactured at comparatively small expense, the beamsbeing of well-known commercial shapes and requiring but littlecutting toadapt them for the purposes intended.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a car-truck, the angle-iron-shape straight side beams 10 havingthe inwardlyextending' horizontal flanges and the outer IIO verticalflanges, and beams connecting said 1 side beams 10 at theirends,combined with the angle-iron transverse parallel transombeams 16having the outwardly-extending horizontal flanges and facing verticalflanges extending upwardly from said horizontal flanges, thepedestal-frames secured to said side beams, and the tie-bars extendinglengthwise of said side beams below and secured to said pedestal-framesand at their end portions extended upwardly and secured to the ends ofthe truck-frame; substantially as set forth.

2. In a car-truck, the angle-iron-shape side beams lO having theinwardlyextending horizontal flanges and the outer vertical flangesextending upward from said horizontal flanges, and beams connecting saidside beams 10 at their ends, combined with the transverse paralleltransom-beams 16 having the outwardly-extending horizontal flanges andthe facing vertical flanges extending upward from said horizontalflanges, and the caps or frames engaging the horizontal flanges of saidside beams intermediate said transombeams and also engaging theadjoining surfaces of the vertical flanges of said transombeams and sidebeam and being secured to the vertical and horizontal flanges of theside beams and the vertical flanges of said transom-beams; substantiallyas set forth.

3. In a car-truck, the angle-iron-shape side beams 10 havingtheinwardly-extending horizontal flanges and the outer vertical flangesextending upward from said horizontal flanges, and the angle-iron-shapeend beams 15 connecting said side beams 10 at their ends, the said endbeams having their horizontal flanges extending inwardly and securedupon the horizontal flanges of said side beams, combined with thetransverse parallel transombeams 16 having the outwardly-extendinghorizontal flanges and the facing vertical flanges extending upward fromsaid horizontal flanges, and beams 17 at each side of the longitudinalcenter of the truck connecting said transom-beams and end beams andsecured thereto, the ends of said transom-beams being fitted upon andsecured to the horizontal flanges of said side beams; and said beams 17having their ends secured upon the inwardlyextending flanges of saidtransom-beams and said end beams 15 substantially as set forth.

4. In a car-truck, the angle-iron-shape side beams 10 having theinwardly-extending horizontal flanges and the outer vertical flangesextending upward from said horizontal flanges, and the angle-iron-shapeend beams 15 connecting said side beams at their ends, the horizontalflanges of said end beams being extended inward and secured upon thehorizontal flanges of said side beams, combined with the transverseparallel transom-beams 16 having the outwardly-extending horizontalflanges and the facing vertical flanges extending upward from saidhorizontal flanges, and the inverted-T beams 17 connecting said,transom-beams and end beams and secured at their ends upon thehorizontal flanges of said tramsom-beams and end beams, the ends of saidtransom-beams being fitted upon and secured to the horizontal flanges ofsaid side beams; substantially as set forth.

5. In a car-truck, the angle-iron-shape side beams 10 having theinwardly-extending horizontal flanges and the outer vertical flangesextending upward from said horizontal flanges, the beams connecting saidside beams 10 at their ends, the caps 22 applied upon the corners of thetruck-frame and engaging said side beams and end beams andbeing securelyfastened thereto,and the tie-bars 25 extending below the pedestal-framesand at their ends passing vertically upward against the verticalsurfaces of said caps 22 to which they are securely fastened, combinedwith the transverse parallel transom-beams 16 having theoutwardly-extending horizontal flanges and the facing vertical flangesextending upward from said horizontal flanges, the ends of saidtransom-beams being fitted upon and secured to said side beams;substantially as set forth.

6. In a car-truck, the angle-iron-shape side beams 1(),thepedestal-frames applied thereto, the beams connecting said side beams attheir ends, the tie-bars 25 extending below the pedestal-frames and attheir outer ends passing vertically upward against the vertical surfacesat the ends of said side beams, and the horizontal bolts extendinglongitudinally of the truck-frame securing said vertical ends of saidtie-bars, combined with the parallel transom-beams connecting andsecured to said side beams; substantially as set forth.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,this 26th day of March, A. D. 1902.

EDWARD CLIFF.

Witnesses:

CHAS. G. GILL, ARTHUR MARION.

